Structuralism Definition
strŭkchər-ə-lĭzəm
noun
A movement for determining and analyzing the basic, relatively stable structural elements of a system, esp. in the behavioral sciences.
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(biology) A school of biological thought that deals with the law-like behaviour of the structure of organisms and how it can change, emphasising that organisms are wholes, and therefore that change in one part must necessarily take into account the inter-connected nature of the entire organism.
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(psychology) A school of thought that focuses on exploring the individual elements of consciousness, how they are organized into more complex experiences, and how these mental phenomena correlate with physical events.
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Synonyms:
- structural anthropology
- structural linguistics
- structural sociology
Other Word Forms of Structuralism
Noun
Singular:
structuralism
Plural:
structuralismsOrigin of Structuralism
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structural +"Ž -ism.
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